Jörn Krieger

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

The Tennis Channel is strengthening its presence in Germany, announcing a series of high-profile distribution deals and securing broadcasting rights to three major German competitions. The channel is now available on streaming platforms Joyn, waipu.tv, O2 TV and – soon – Zattoo, greatly expanding its reach across the German-speaking region. These partnerships enable viewers to access premium tennis content without additional costs.

2 weeks ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Telekom and RTL Deutschland are strengthening their cooperation in the field of technology for linear TV advertising. As part of a new agreement, RTL Deutschland’s ad server will be connected to Telekom’s advertising platform, MagentaAdSolution, a key technical requirement for the further development of personalised advertising offers within the linear TV services of RTL’s channel family. With this partnership, RTL Deutschland can significantly expand its reach in addressable TV (ATV).

2 weeks ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

Dutch digital agency Stoneroos, part of NEP The Netherlands, brings the NPO Start app to Titan OS. The launch strengthens Titan OS’s offering of Dutch-language apps and reinforces its presence in the European smart TV market, according to Stoneroos. NPO Start, the streaming service from Dutch public broadcaster NPO, is now available on Titan OS-powered devices, offering viewers easy access to a broad range of local programming.

3 weeks ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

Addressable TV is playing an increasingly important role for broadcasters, content providers and advertisers in Germany. Progress is also being made towards a unified measurement system for advertising across both linear and digital distribution. This became evident during the strategy panel “Data-Driven Advertising for Streaming and TV”, which was organised by industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform in cooperation with ANGA as part of German trade show ANGA COM 2025 in Cologne.

3 weeks ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

Czech investment firm PPF Group has initiated a public acquisition offer to ProSiebenSat.1 shareholders, proposing an all-cash deal of €7.00 per share. The acceptance period commenced on 4 June and will conclude on 13 August 2025, following approval from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. PPF, currently holding around 16% of ProSiebenSat.1’s shares, aims to increase its stake to just under 30%, thereby avoiding the mandatory takeover threshold under German law.